This is Jivete (pronounced "Yvette"), my very first Build-a-Bear, the one who gives my account its name . Her school bag came with a real notebook, construction paper packet, and pencils in it. She had a sound box that played, "Let me call you sweetheart," but it's broken, even though I only played it a few times .

Here's Corneille the horse, my second Build-a-Bear animal. He's the only other animal I have with a sound, and his is a whinny (it has a slightly different pitch and length than the one they have in stores now.) His guitar has a velvet-lined box that I forgot to put in the photo.

Amie, like every other dog, loves to ride in the car with her head hanging out of the window!

"May we leave yet?" she asks.

Ramoth: "I can fly, I can fly! Hey, umm, do you think you could open that door so I can actually go somewhere?"

Naughty, naughty ice cream bears. Shame on you!

This is Flore with Blanchefleur. They take their names from characters from a medieval story who are best friends from childhood, and eventually get married. I need to retake this picture, because Blanchefleur now has a nicer dress, which is more fitting for a princess.

Velociraptor (she doesn't have a name yet): "And, like, I heard that Prof. T-Rex totally eats you if you don't do your homework!"
Spinosaurus (also doesn't have a name yet): "NO WAY!!!"
Velociraptor: "YES WAY! Whaddaya think happened to Patty Protoceratops?"
Spinosaurus: "Well, you have to admit...she did look kinda tasty..."
Velociraptor: "Yeah, you do have a point there..."